Non-refillable bottle.



G. S. ROGERS.

NON-REFILLABLE BOTTLE.

APPLICATION FILED FEB. 10, I9l5.

1,176,108, Patented Feb.1, 1916.

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snonen s. ROGERS, or Pane, ILLINOIS.

NON-REFILLABIAE BOTTLE.

Application filed February 10, 1915.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, GEORGE S. Rooms, a citizen of the United States, residing at Pana, in the county of Christian and State of Illinois, have invent-ed certain new and useful Improvements in Non-Refillable Bottles, of which the following is a specificabottle having a groove in the neck thereof,

and to provide a stopper having a spring disposed thereabout and adapted to engage the groove of the bottle neck to lock the stopper within the neck.

Another object is to provide a plurality of gaskets to prevent the liquid contained within the bottle from coming in contact with the metal spring.

A further object is to provide a valve seat within the stopper and to mount the valve therein, means being disposed at the upper end of the stopper to prevent the valve from becoming disengaged from the stopper and to prevent tampering with the valve.

With these and other objects in view the invention consists in the novel features of construction, combination and arrangement of parts as will be hereinafter more fully described illustrated in the accompanying drawings and claimed.

In the drawings :Figure 1 is a vertical sectional view through a bottle neck showing the improved stopper mounted therein; Fig. 2 is a section on the line 2-2 of Fig. 1; Fig. 3 is a section on the line 33 of Fig. 1; Fig. 4: is a side elevation of the stopper removed.

Referring to the drawings by numerals, 1 designates a bottle which is provided with the usual neck 2, the bore thereof being tapered inwardly from its upper end to its point of communication with the bottle proper, an annular groove 3 being formed in the neck for a purpose which will presently appear.

A stopper 4c, preferably constructed of glass, is adapted to be mounted within the neck of the bottle and prevented from becoming disengaged therewith by means of an expansible ring 5 which engages between Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Feb. 1, 1916.

Serial No. 7,305.

an annular groove 6 formed in the stopper and the groove 3. This spring is adapted to be forced within the groove 6 of the stopper l upon entering the stopper within the bottle neck and is adapted to spring into engagement with the groove 3 when the groove 6 becomes alined therewith.

In order to prevent the contents of the bottle from coming in contact with the spring 5,-the upper and lower portions of the stopper have gaskets 7 extending therearound, shoulders 8 being formed on the stopper in order to prevent the gaskets from becoming disengaged therewith during the operation of inserting the stopper within the neck.

The interior of the stopper i is recessed, as shown at 9, and into this recess isadapted to be placed a ball valve 10, this valve being preferably formed of glass and adapt-- ed to engage a seat formed in the lower portion of the recess 9 in order to prevent liquid. from being poured into the bottle after the stopper has been applied thereto.

A plurality of guard members 11 are formed upon the upper face of the stopper 4 and are adapted to be bent into substantially semicircular shape thereover in order to prevent tampering with the valve and to form a means to limit the outward movement thereof. These members 11 are formed of different lengths and are adapted to be bent one upon the other in order to provide spaces 12 therebetween to form a means of exit for the contents of the bottle when the same is inverted to pour the contents therefrom when the same is tilted. The valve may be inserted within the recesses during the operation of forming the stopper while the members 11 are in a malleable condition and the members 11 then bent to their final position. This construction positively prevents tampering with the valve 10 after the stopper has been applied I to the bottle neck.

From the foregoing description taken in connection with the accompanying drawings it is thought that the construction and operation of the device will be clearly understood and while I have herein shown and described one specific form of my invention I do not wish to belimited thereto except for such limitations as the claims may import.

WVhat is claimed is In combination with a bottle having an annular groove formed in the neck thereof,

of a stopper having an annular groove formed therein, a split ring engageable with said grooves to retain said stopper in position Within said neck, a plurality of gaskets carried by said stopper and engageable with the inner surface of said neck to prevent the contents of the bottle from coming into contact With said ring, said stopper being cut out to form a valve seat, a valve in said cut-out normally resting on said seat, a plurality of guard members having their one end fixed to said stopper, said guard Copies of this patent may be obtained for members being formed of a non-resilient materlal and arranged so that they extend upwardly at an angle tomeet and overlap.

at their upper ends, and said guard members being so spaced apart to permit the free How of fluid therebetween substantially as described;

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature in presence of tWo Witnesses.

GEORGE S. ROGERS. Witnesses B. F. SEILER, M. H. SEILER.

Washington, D. 0. 

